Popular Post billd766 26,652 Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Lacessit said: Freely available in Chiang Rai. Big C was running a Thai whisky promotion, judging by the eye candy. It was freely available out here in rural Khampaeng Phet yesterday. Today is a different day. I went to the bank this afternoon and popped into my favourite grog shop. My friend told me that today they had to shut from 10 to 20 April. I called my wife and gave the phone to my friend and went to the car to get shopping bags. There was one left, wife had been shopping. Went back and picked up 4 x 1 litre of Blend 285, 6 x 750 Hong Thong for me and 2 packs of soda. They hid the whisky in a cardboard box and off I went. I wouldn't have minded so much but KPP province hasn't had any Covid-15 cases yet. The government has to do something to something to save face and bring happiness and reconciliation to the Thai people and this is the best that they can come up with? 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GreasyFingers 1,557 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, GeniusFarang said: I’ll ship you some government issued lube. No need. There are enough DHs around here. And I am sure you have a cupboard full for your own use. Edited April 10, 2020 by GreasyFingers addition Link to post Share on other sites
Russell17au 2,418 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Thailand is no different to any other country in that in America the governors of each state can set the laws for that state the same is in Australia where the premier of each state can set the laws for that state and in Western Australia the premier of the state has brought in alcohol restrictions which limit the amount of take home alcohol that you can buy each day. The governors of the Thai provinces have the legal right to set what ever law they want in their province and anybody who breaches those laws and gets caught have no right to complain. https://au.news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-wa-restricts-alcohol-amid-outbreak-040927104.html Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post gimo 167 Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2020 4 hours ago, tropo said: Good grief to you too: I asked you a logical question, yet you continue to laugh at everything. I asked you why should the sale of alcohol continue when the sale of all other non-essential items has been banned? For example, my wife wanted to buy some skin care products yesterday from Face Shop, but the store was closed, but she is not in an uproar over it. Perhaps I should ask the question in a way that you may understand: Why is alcohol essential? Give me one good reason why it should be sold? Don't repeat your last stupid answer about the risk of people losing money because they can't sell it, because all shops have closed. Alcohol is not essential , but I don't think it should be banned . It's important to have a way to relax and get your mind off all the Covid related problems . My way is to have a few beers once or twice a week , while watching football , cricket or rugby on the TV . Now that sport is cancelled , I don't have a way of taking my mind off the problems . That means I'm getting more stressed and it's starting have an adverse effect on people around me . In the past when there have been alcohol bans most people have been able to get it one way or another , so shouldn't be a problem . 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Blumpie 1,601 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Ha ha ha! Oh mercy! Link to post Share on other sites
elliss 3,086 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Canuck1966 said: One thing for sure, they would have sent their slaves out to stock up before issuing this lunacy Spot on mate , just sent my young sister in law out , to stock up . We are self isolated , wifey in village, long time ... Edited April 10, 2020 by elliss 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Bkk Brian 3,017 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Add Phuket to the list from the 11th until further notice Link to post Share on other sites
rken2 29 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Well I am stocked up 1000 bottles of vodka stored up. Got a great deal when a brewer was going out of business 2usd per bottle. lol And buy the way where I'm at most things are open, like hardware, phone, tire shops etc. only thing I have noticed closed is restaurants and the weekly market shut down. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Canuck1966 4,840 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 10 hours ago, gimo said: Alcohol is not essential , but I don't think it should be banned . It's important to have a way to relax and get your mind off all the Covid related problems . My way is to have a few beers once or twice a week , while watching football , cricket or rugby on the TV . Now that sport is cancelled , I don't have a way of taking my mind off the problems . That means I'm getting more stressed and it's starting have an adverse effect on people around me . In the past when there have been alcohol bans most people have been able to get it one way or another , so shouldn't be a problem . As the saying goes, where there's a will..........there's a relative way 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Isaanben 27 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 12 hours ago, Bkk Brian said: Add Phuket to the list from the 11th until further notice Kalasin too. From today until the 17th. Link to post Share on other sites
Thailand 18,698 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 19 out of 76? Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post choff56 628 Posted April 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2020 20 hours ago, tropo said: I'm not producing the list. The Thai government is. I'm just asking why alcohol should be exempted from the list. Because if responsible people want to drink alcohol at home, where they should be during these times, they should be allowed to buy alcohol It's as simple as that. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Changoverandout 465 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Puyai here in Mueang Nakhon Sawan just announced alcohol ban 12-22 April 1 Link to post Share on other sites
transam 50,111 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 17 hours ago, billd766 said: It was freely available out here in rural Khampaeng Phet yesterday. Today is a different day. I went to the bank this afternoon and popped into my favourite grog shop. My friend told me that today they had to shut from 10 to 20 April. I called my wife and gave the phone to my friend and went to the car to get shopping bags. There was one left, wife had been shopping. Went back and picked up 4 x 1 litre of Blend 285, 6 x 750 Hong Thong for me and 2 packs of soda. They hid the whisky in a cardboard box and off I went. I wouldn't have minded so much but KPP province hasn't had any Covid-15 cases yet. The government has to do something to something to save face and bring happiness and reconciliation to the Thai people and this is the best that they can come up with? Yes, annoy them even more..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
spidermike007 37,677 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Most provinces have joined this inane bandwagon, which is sheer, nonsensical panic of an imagined upcoming zombie apocalypse. Despite falling numbers. It seems that a percent of the population seems to thrive on panic. Take a deep breath. The world is NOT coming to an end. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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